Ministry of Foreign Affairs - PROMOTING GOLF TOURISM IN KENYA

A delegation of Belgium sports journalists pose for a group photo during a dinner held at Windsor Golf Club. With them is Tourism Assistant Minister, Hon. Cecily Mbarire (seated third left), and H.E. Amb. Kembi Gitura (seated left).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on 16^th January, hosted a dinner for a high level delegation of sports journalists from the Kingdom of Belgium at the premier Windsor Golf and Country Club. The team, consisting of representatives from major electronic and print media in Belgium, was on a five- day tour of golf facilities in Kenya. The tour was aimed at showcasing the standards and quality of golf infrastructure to promote golf tourism in Kenya. Kenya’s ambassador to Brussels, H. E. Kembi Gitura, accompanied the team from Brussels.

Assistant Minister for tourism, Hon. Cecily Mbarire, Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials, Ambassador James Chepsongol, Mr. Johnson Weru and Brand Kenya Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Mary Kimonye were some of the government representatives at the dinner. Also present were officials from the Kenya Golf Association, Kenya Tourism Board and other officers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The golf tour was hailed as big step in promoting sports tourism in Kenya. Speakers at the event urged the journalists promote Kenya’s golf tourism in Europe. Ms. Mbarire said that sports tourism is a new territory that the government is targeting to increase the numbers of tourists visiting the country.

The leader of the delegation, Mr. Denise Heskins said he was impressed by high quality of golfing facilities in the country. He said he would encourage the golfing community in Belgium to visit and play golf in Kenya especially during winter.

The journalists also visited the Karen Golf Club, Sigona Golf Club, Muthaiga Golf Course,Vipingo Ridge Golf Course, Limuru Golf Club, Nyali Beach Golf Course, Serena Beach Lodge, Leisure Lodge and Golf Resort, the Great Rif valley Lodge Golf Course and the Leopard Beach Golf Course. Kenya has over 40 golf courses located in major tourist attraction sites in various parts of the country.

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